Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | One Song Podcast - Full Episode
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Published 2024-04-14
This time on one song: Mosquitos and libidos. That’s right, Diallo and LUXXURY are off on a sonic adventure with Nirvana’s 1991 grunge rock juggernaut, Smells Like Teen Spirit. Hear why Diallo thinks it’s one of the most important songs in pop culture, and strap in for some rarely heard Kurt Cobain vocal stems. There’s also a lot of talk about blap-um-blap-um drum patterns.
Artist: Nirvana
Album: Nevermind
Released: 1991
Genres: Grunge, Alternative rock, Hard rock
Featured songs: More Than a Feeling by Boston, Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult, Gigantic by Pixies, Early in the Morning by The Gap Band, Burn Rubber on Me by The Gap Band, Get Off Your Ass and Jam by Funkadelic, Me Myself and I by De La Soul, (Not Just) Knee Deep by George Clinton, Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody by Brick, Funky Cold Medina by Tone-Loc
New here? On each episode of this music podcast friends Diallo Riddle (Emmy-nominated star and creator of HBO Max’s South Side and IFC’s Sherman’s Showcase) and Blake ""LUXXURY"" Robin (Music Producer & TikTok creator) will hilariously break down ONE SONG from the pop music canon that you know - or need to know - but have never heard quite like this.
🔗 LINKS
ONE SONG Spotify Playlist: open.spotify.com/show/5HHEFjbW196ymwEuDa2BAx
LUXXURY on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@luxxuryxx
LUXXURY on Instagram: www.instagram.com/luxxury/
Diallo Riddle on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@dialloriddle
Diallo Riddle on Instagram: www.instagram.com/diallo/
Other Hartbeat Podcasts: / @therealhartbeat
All Comments (15)
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The blood connection in the chorus just blew my freekin mind!
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I'd love to hear you guys take on something like Nu Metal and talk about what bands were and werent and which bands were annoyed with the label.
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I used to work at a restaurant where the KM was a huge metalhead. I asked him what was the best show he’d been to. He said he saw Nirvana at a small club in WA in 88’/89’ and said the crowd was losing their fxcking minds bcuz nobody had ever heard rock music like that before 🔥 so dope
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Can't hear the first riff sample :(
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Another Gap Band song using that drum fill and non-music intro is Party Train.
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Moved to Atlanta in 1993. Whenever i hear 90s music i think “99x”
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The verse drums from Blur’s “Song 2” are nearly identical to the chorus from Nirvana’s “Come As You Are.” The story of the riff from “Come As You Are” has its own story.
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Dont bring me down Groos...
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Kako srčano odrađena emisija. nirvana zauvijek❤
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Another interesting thing about this song...the lead vocal is so classical and operatic sounding...the guitars are so super simple and rhythmic and catchy... ...the lead vocal in harmony with the guitars is very really especially complex and complicated!
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Song 2" was intended to be a joke on the record company, they wanted to release the song as a single to "blow the flipping record labels' heads off".
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I think we know that Kurt influenced her. I think she’s talented but once he died Hole’s production dried up. It was rumored he wrote a lot of the 1994 tracks
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Would love a breakdown of Tools Sober
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I was 6 when Nevermind came out. It would probably be another 10 years or so before I understood the impact that album had.
